BIG Girl Bed

Today before our friends came over for a play-date, Daddy and "Bob the Builder" aka Josie took her crib apart and made it into a toddler bed! Josie never tried to climb out of her crib. Instead she would patiently say, "Mommy please come get me, I'm ready to get up." We figured before she turned three we'd put her in a big girl bed.

When the bed was complete, Josie was so excited. In fact, she was anxious to take her nap. While all of our friends were here, (a total of 3 moms, one grammy, and 5 additional kids) she said she was ready to take a nap in her big girl bed.

Josie-isms

Josie is so entertaining. She says things that make me burst out laughing. For instance, when she is being grouchy she says, "Mom, I'm having a rough day at the office". Or when she tells a joke she says "ba-bom-bom-ching!" She'll give you a giant hug and as she is squeezing you she says "Hugs not drugs." She looks at hand-me-downs from Maeve and tries each one on as she says "oh adorable!"

If she wants to join in on the conversation she will say, "What are you talking about. Oh I want to talk to." Daddy says Mommy now has someone to share air space with...

When Mindy asked her to be a flower girl, I said I was so excited I could cry. She jumped into the conversation and said, "I want to be your flower girl, I'm so sad I could cry!" So somethings get lost in translation. I mean, who cries unless they are sad, right?! She is my little shadow and I am her biggest fan.

Here is a video from when we helped Mindy try on wedding dresses.

Time Flies...

When you are having fun (and when you are a parent of three!). OK so a new year's resolution, which is sort of late since it is April now, is that I plan to post more on here. Maybe not daily, maybe not weekly, but the boys blog and Josie's blog will get updated MONTHLY. Yes. Monthly. I can commit to that.

Lots of things have happened since I was on here last. For starters, I went back to work then I quit work. Which is why I now can make the monthly commitment above. But this isn't about me. It's about Josie!

So here are some bullet points of what is going on with Josie.
-She has a new wave. She waves to cars as they go by almost like she is giving them a stop sign, but shakes it a little and gives them a funny look with it. It's awesome.
-When I carry Josie down the stairs she does this pat pat on my back that warms me from head to toe.
-When she does the pat pat above, I tell her she melts me. She then responds with a "you melt me too, mom."
-Josie still LOVES her brothers, but now that they are crawling she doesn't love them in her stuff.
-She loves Toy Story, Cars, Cinderella, Justin Roberts, and a new found love of gum.
-She is still daddy's little girl. When he walks in the room, Josie beams. And he beams right back.

Here is a family photo from Easter. Just look at our little lady!